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thesbite_n that_o it_o be_v constant_o receive_v that_o they_o shall_v be_v enoch_n and_o elias_n but_o victorinus_n who_o be_v far_o more_o ancient_a than_o arethas_n tell_v we_o otherwise_o jeremiam_fw-la otherwise_o victorin_n in_o apoc._n 11_o apud_fw-la sixth_o senens_fw-la b_o blioth_o lib._n 6._o annot_v 34â—_n multiputant_n unum_fw-la ex_fw-la hic_fw-la testibus_fw-la esse_fw-la elian_n alterum_fw-la aut_fw-la elysium_n aut_fw-la moseâ—_n sed_fw-la utrique_fw-la mortui_fw-la sunt_fw-la jeremiae_n autem_fw-la mors_fw-la non_fw-la invenitur_fw-la quia_fw-la omnes_fw-la veteres_fw-la nostri_fw-la tradiderunt_fw-la illum_fw-la esse_fw-la jeremiam_fw-la many_o think_v they_o do_v but_o think_v that_o one_o of_o these_o witness_n be_v elias_n the_o other_o either_o elizeus_fw-la or_o moses_n but_o they_o be_v both_o dead_a marry_o the_o death_n of_o jeremy_n be_v not_o find_v for_o all_o our_o ancient_n have_v deliver_v that_o that_o other_o be_v jeremie_n yet_o etc._n yet_o hilar._n in_o mat._n can_v 20_o mosen_n &_o eliam_fw-la dvos_fw-la prophetas_fw-la intelligimus_fw-la praevemente_n adventum_fw-la antichristi_fw-la etc._n etc._n hilary_n think_v that_o he_o that_o shall_v come_v with_o elias_n shall_v be_v moses_n and_o no_o other_o such_o uncertainty_n be_v there_o in_o man_n presumption_n when_o they_o will_v determine_v of_o that_o which_o god_n have_v say_v only_o by_o their_o conceit_n very_o probable_a it_o be_v that_o it_o be_v a_o allusion_n to_o that_o 8.17_o that_o john_n 8.17_o that_o be_v write_v in_o the_o law_n as_o our_o saviour_n say_v that_o the_o witness_n of_o two_o be_v true_a god_n thereby_o give_v to_o understand_v that_o notwithstanding_o the_o fury_n of_o the_o beast_n &_o the_o cruelty_n of_o persecutor_n &_o tyrant_n yet_o he_o will_v never_o want_v two_o witness_n that_o be_v sufficient_a for_o the_o justify_n of_o his_o truth_n we_o may_v otherwise_o though_o to_o the_o same_o effect_n refer_v it_o to_o the_o 4.3.12_o the_o zach._n 4.3.12_o two_o olive_n branch_n speak_v of_o by_o the_o prophet_n zachary_n which_o do_v drop_v oil_n into_o the_o lamp_n that_o be_v to_o burn_v and_o give_v light_a before_o the_o lord_n as_o to_o signify_v that_o god_n will_v provide_v always_o to_o have_v some_o by_o who_o he_o will_v preserve_v the_o light_n of_o the_o church_n and_o no_o less_o uphold_v it_o then_o by_o the_o two_o olive_n branch_n that_o be_v the_o kingdom_n and_o the_o priesthood_n he_o do_v among_o the_o people_n of_o the_o jew_n s._n austin_n in_o his_o homily_n upon_o the_o apocalypse_n if_o at_o least_o he_o be_v the_o author_n of_o they_o expound_v 11._o expound_v august_n in_o apoc._n hom_n 8._o beda_n in_o apo._n 11._o the_o two_o witness_n to_o be_v the_o two_o testament_n who_o beda_n also_o follow_v therein_o and_o that_o we_o may_v know_v the_o vanity_n of_o that_o tale_n of_o enoch_n and_o elias_n he_o say_v that_o resurrectione_n that_o august_n ibid._n excluditur_fw-la omnis_fw-la suspicio_fw-la quorundam_fw-la qui_fw-la putant_fw
archbishop_n get_v their_o place_n by_o simony_n and_o abuse_v they_o to_o luxury_n and_o all_o excess_n he_o complain_v that_o tenebris_fw-la that_o jutâ—stiâ—a_n &_o insinabilu_fw-la est_fw-la plaga_fw-la ecclesia_fw-la etc._n etc._n a_o turpi_fw-la vita_fw-la à _fw-la turpi_fw-la questu_fw-la à _fw-la turpi_fw-la commercio_fw-la à _fw-la negatio_fw-la denique_fw-la perambulante_fw-la in_o tenebris_fw-la the_o plague_n of_o the_o church_n be_v inward_a and_o incurable_a and_o that_o by_o filthy_a life_n by_o filthy_a lucre_n by_o filthy_a company_n and_o by_o the_o matter_n that_o walk_v in_o the_o dark_a that_o be_v by_o simony_n he_o conclude_v thus_o mentiâ—tur_fw-la thus_o superest_fw-la ut_fw-la tam_fw-la de_fw-la medio_fw-la siat_a daemonium_fw-la meridianum_fw-la ad_fw-la seducendos_fw-la siqui_fw-la in_o christo_fw-la residus_fw-la sunt_fw-la adhuc_fw-la permanentes_fw-la in_o simplicitate_fw-la sva_fw-la ipse_fw-la est_fw-la antichristus_fw-la qui_fw-la se_fw-la non_fw-la solùm_fw-la diem_fw-la sed_fw-la etiam_fw-la meridiem_fw-la mentiâ—tur_fw-la it_o remain_v that_o the_o noone-walking_a devil_n be_v bring_v forth_o to_o seduce_v if_o there_o be_v any_o in_o christ_n yet_o continue_v in_o their_o simplicity_n the_o same_o be_v antichrist_n who_o shall_v counterfeit_v himself_o to_o benot_v only_o day_n but_o noon_n day_n and_o shall_v be_v exalt_v above_o all_o that_o be_v call_v god_n etc._n etc._n again_o have_v upon_o another_o occasion_n afterward_o enter_v into_o the_o like_a discourse_n of_o the_o strange_a declination_n of_o the_o state_n of_o the_o church_n he_o end_v in_o like_a sort_n etc._n sort_n in_o psal_n qui_fw-la habitat_fw-la ser_fw-mi 6._o superest_fw-la ut_fw-la reveletur_fw-la homo_fw-la peccati_fw-la etc._n etc._n it_o remain_v that_o the_o man_n of_o sin_n be_v reveal_v the_o son_n of_o perdition_n etc._n etc._n he_o see_v not_o that_o the_o pope_n be_v antichrist_n yet_o he_o see_v that_o the_o church_n be_v then_o by_o the_o government_n of_o the_o pope_n as_o a_o horse_n saddle_v and_o bridle_v and_o full_o furnish_v for_o antichrist_n to_o get_v up_o and_o ride_v upon_o yea_o and_o it_o appear_v by_o that_o that_o m._n perkins_n second_o cit_v that_o he_o do_v not_o think_v s._n peter_n chair_n to_o be_v uncapable_a of_o antichrist_n in_o that_o he_o say_v praedam_fw-la say_v idem_n epist_n 125._o bestia_fw-la illa_fw-la de_fw-la apocalypsi_fw-la cvi_fw-la datum_fw-la est_fw-la os_fw-la locutus_fw-la blasphemias_fw-la &_o bellum_fw-la gererecum_fw-la sinctu_fw-la petri_n sedem_fw-la occupo_fw-la tanquam_fw-la lo_o paratus_fw-la ad_fw-la praedam_fw-la the_o beast_n speak_v of_o in_o the_o revelation_n to_o which_o be_v give_v a_o mouth_n speak_v blasphemy_n and_o to_o make_v war_n with_o the_o saint_n possess_v the_o chair_n of_o peter_n as_o a_o lion_n ready_a to_o the_o prey_n he_o speak_v this_o indeed_o of_o the_o antipope_n but_o yet_o it_o appear_v that_o he_o see_v the_o time_n then_o fit_v for_o the_o kingdom_n of_o antichrist_n and_o that_o antichrist_n may_v be_v likely_a to_o sit_v in_o peter_n chair_n and_o therefore_o be_v not_o far_o from_o see_v and_o deem_v that_o the_o pope_n be_v antichrist_n but_o what_o he_o see_v not_o other_o have_v see_v before_o that_o time_n when_o etc._n when_o auent_n annal._n lib_n 5._o plerique_fw-la tum_fw-la hildebrandum_fw-la pro_fw-la contione_fw-la antichristum_n esse_fw-la praedicant_fw-la titulo_fw-la christi_fw-la inquibat_fw-la antichristi_fw-la negotium_fw-la agitat_fw-la in_o babylonia_n in_o templo_fw-la dei_fw-la sedeâ—_n super_fw-la omne_fw-la id_fw-la quod_fw-la col_fw-fr tur_fw-la extollitur_fw-la quasi_fw-la deus_fw-la sit_fw-la se_fw-la errare_fw-la non_fw-la posse_fw-la gloriatur_fw-la etc._n etc._n quicquid_fw-la dixerit_fw-la legem_fw-la dei_fw-la putat_fw-la etc._n etc._n many_o in_o their_o sermon_n as_o auentinus_n say_v do_v public_o deliver_v that_o hildebrand_n be_v antichrist_n that_o under_o the_o title_n of_o christ_n he_o do_v the_o business_n of_o antichrist_n he_o sit_v in_o babylon_n say_v they_o in_o the_o temple_n of_o god_n he_o be_v exalt_v above_o all_o that_o be_v worship_v as_o if_o he_o be_v very_a god_n he_o boast_v that_o he_o can_v err_v whatsoever_o he_o say_v he_o take_v it_o to_o be_v the_o law_n of_o god_n the_o same_o auentinus_n mention_v that_o prodidere_fw-la that_o ibid._n plerique_fw-la omnes_fw-la boni_fw-la aperti_fw-la iusti_fw-la ingenui_fw-la simplices_fw-la tum_fw-la imperium_fw-la antichristi_fw-la coepisse_fw-la quòd_fw-la ea_fw-la quae_fw-la christus_fw-la seruator_fw-la noster_fw-la tot_fw-la annos_fw-la antè_fw-la nobis_fw-la cantavit_fw-la evenisse_fw-la eo_fw-la tempore_fw-la cernebant_fw-la memoriae_fw-la literarum_fw-la prodidere_fw-la almost_o all_o good_a and_o plain_a man_n that_o deal_v just_o ingenuous_o and_o simple_o do_v then_o deliver_v in_o writing_n that_o the_o kingdom_n of_o antichrist_n be_v then_o begin_v for_o that_o they_o see_v that_o those_o thing_n be_v then_o come_v to_o pass_v which_o christ_n our_o saviour_n have_v speak_v of_o so_o many_o year_n before_o long_o after_o that_o he_o bring_v in_o eberhard_n the_o archbishop_n of_o junavia_n of_o who_o i_o speak_v before_o say_v etc._n say_v idem_fw-la lib._n 7._o sub_fw-la pont._n maximi_fw-la titulo_fw-la pastoris_fw-la pelle_fw-la lupum_fw-la saevissimum_fw-la nisi_fw-la caeci_fw-la sumus_fw-la sentimus_fw-la hildebrandus_fw-la ante_fw-la annos_fw-la centum_fw-la et_fw-la septuaginta_fw-la primus_fw-la specie_fw-la religionis_fw-la antichristi_fw-la imperij_fw-la jundamenta_fw-la iecit_fw-la etc._n etc._n flamen_fw-la illi_fw-la babyloniae_fw-la soli_fw-la regnare_fw-la cupiunt_fw-la ferreparem_fw-la non_fw-la possunt_fw-la etc._n etc._n qui_fw-la seruus_fw-la seruorum_fw-la est_fw-la dominus_fw-la dominorum_fw-la perinde_v acsi_fw-la deus_fw-la foret_fw-la esse_fw-la cupit_fw-la etc._n etc._n ingentia_fw-la loquor_fw-la quasi_fw-la vera_fw-la deus_fw-la esset_fw-la etc._n etc._n under_o the_o title_n of_o the_o high_a bishop_n the_o garment_n of_o a_o shepherd_n we_o perceive_v if_o we_o be_v not_o blind_a a_o most_o cruel_a wolf_n hildebrand_n say_v he_o a_o hundred_o and_o seventy_o year_n ago_o do_v first_o under_o show_n of_o religion_n lay_v the_o foundation_n of_o the_o empire_n of_o antichrist_n etc._n etc._n those_o priest_n of_o babylon_n desire_v to_o reign_v alone_o they_o can_v endure_v no_o equal_a he_o that_o be_v the_o servant_n of_o servant_n covet_v to_o be_v lord_n of_o lord_n even_o as_o though_o he_o be_v god_n he_o speak_v great_a word_n as_o though_o he_o be_v god_n even_o that_o wicked_a man_n who_o they_o be_v wont_v to_o call_v antichrist_n in_o who_o forehead_n a_o name_n of_o blasphemy_n be_v write_v i_o be_o god_n i_o can_v err_v thus_o l_o matthew_n of_o paris_n show_v how_o robert_n grosthead_n bishop_n of_o lincoln_n in_o the_o time_n of_o king_n henry_n the_o three_o be_v extreme_o afflict_v and_o grieve_a to_o see_v the_o desolation_n and_o confusion_n of_o the_o church_n by_o the_o practice_n of_o the_o bishop_n of_o rome_n a_o little_a before_o his_o death_n call_v some_o of_o his_o clergy_n to_o he_o and_o by_o argument_n and_o reason_n inform_v they_o that_o the_o pope_n be_v antichrist_n for_o that_o he_o be_v m_o a_o destroyer_n of_o soul_n for_o that_o he_o by_o he_o n_o non_fw-la obstante_fw-la violate_v and_o overturn_v all_o the_o constitution_n of_o the_o holy_a father_n for_o that_o he_o multiply_v o_o mischief_n and_o inconvenience_n in_o the_o church_n etc._n etc._n i_o omit_v many_o other_o that_o may_v be_v bring_v particular_o acknowledge_v and_o testify_v this_o point_n but_o by_o these_o it_o may_v appear_v that_o both_o before_o the_o time_n of_o s._n bernard_n and_o after_o it_o be_v a_o thing_n among_o good_a man_n common_o believe_v and_o speak_v that_o the_o pope_n be_v antichrist_n yea_o m._n perkins_n well_o observe_v that_o the_o reason_n whereby_o s._n bernard_n prove_v anacletus_fw-la the_o antipope_n to_o be_v antichrist_n prove_v all_o the_o pope_n since_o to_o have_v be_v antichrist_n because_o they_o have_v not_o be_v elect_v according_a to_o that_o form_n whereby_o he_o then_o justify_v innocentius_n to_o be_v the_o true_a bishop_n of_o rome_n that_o be_v with_o consent_n of_o the_o emperor_n the_o prince_n of_o christendom_n and_o the_o whole_a clergy_n be_v since_o choose_v by_o the_o cardinal_n only_o and_o this_o he_o further_o confirm_v by_o a_o decree_n of_o pope_n nicholas_n the_o second_o for_o the_o election_n of_o the_o pope_n that_o it_o shall_v be_v with_o the_o like_n of_o the_o siant_fw-la the_o dist_n 33._o in_o nomine_fw-la saluo_fw-la semper_fw-la honore_fw-la &_o reverentia_fw-la imperae_fw-la toris_fw-la ista_fw-la siant_fw-la emperor_n and_o perform_v by_o habeatur_fw-la by_o electio_fw-la romani_fw-la pontificis_fw-la in_o potestate_fw-la cardinalium_fw-la episcoporum_fw-la sit_fw-la ita_fw-la ut_fw-la siquis_fw-la apostolicae_fw-la sedi_fw-la since_o praemissae_fw-la concordi_fw-la &_o canonica_fw-la electione_n eorum_fw-la ac_fw-la deinde_fw-la sequentium_fw-la ordinum_fw-la religioserun_v clericorum_fw-la &_o laicorum_fw-la consensu_fw-la inthroni_fw-la zatur_fw-la non_fw-la papa_n vel_fw-la apostolicus_n sed_fw-la apostataeus_n habeatur_fw-la the_o cardinal_n bishop_n but_o with_o the_o consent_n of_o the_o rest_n of_o the_o clergy_n and_o laity_n and_o
mean_v to_o import_v by_o humane_a action_n as_o touch_v the_o first_o caveat_n give_v to_o the_o three_o conclusion_n that_o in_o humane_a action_n man_n will_n be_v weak_a and_o his_o understanding_n dim_a etc._n etc._n he_o note_v that_o this_o caveat_n be_v no_o caveat_n of_o the_o protestant_n but_o take_v out_o of_o s._n thomas_n of_o aquine_n he_o be_v desirous_a it_o seem_v to_o have_v it_o think_v that_o he_o have_v look_v into_o thomas_n aquinas_n but_o he_o be_v willing_a withal_o to_o show_v that_o he_o do_v not_o well_o understand_v what_o he_o read_v there_o for_o he_o that_o look_v into_o 8._o into_o thomas_n aqui._n 1_o 2._o q._n 109._o art_n 4._o &_o 8._o the_o place_n which_o he_o quote_v shall_v easy_o see_v that_o there_o be_v little_a cause_n for_o he_o to_o say_v that_o that_o be_v a_o caveat_n take_v out_o of_o thomas_n aquinas_n there_o be_v nothing_o direct_o tend_v to_o the_o matter_n of_o the_o caveat_n express_v by_o m._n perkins_n but_o the_o protestant_n 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that_o true_a faith_n and_o repentance_n whereby_o we_o seek_v the_o wash_n away_o of_o out_o sin_n only_o in_o the_o blood_n of_o jesus_n christ_n and_o if_o we_o sometime_o doubt_v not_o thus_o
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nation_n to_o drink_v of_o the_o wine_n of_o the_o wrath_n of_o her_o fornication_n 17.2_o fornication_n chap._n 17.2_o the_o king_n of_o the_o earth_n have_v commit_v fornication_n with_o she_o and_o the_o inhabitant_n of_o the_o earth_n have_v be_v drink_v with_o the_o wine_n of_o her_o fornication_n she_o have_v have_v etc._n have_v gregor_n lib._n 4._o epist_n 38_o rex_fw-la superbiae_fw-la propè_fw-la est_fw-la &_o quod_fw-la dici_fw-la nefas_fw-la est_fw-la sacordotum_fw-la est_fw-la praeparatus_fw-la exercitus_fw-la etc._n etc._n a_o army_n of_o priest_n according_a to_o the_o say_n of_o gregory_n a_o army_n of_o monk_n and_o friar_n of_o schoolman_n and_o canonist_n who_o have_v be_v her_o agent_n and_o factor_n for_o the_o utter_n of_o her_o merchandise_n and_o the_o uphold_v of_o her_o state_n they_o have_v use_v their_o endeavour_n to_o the_o uttermost_a for_o the_o corrupt_a hieron_n corrupt_a erasm_n epist_n ad_fw-la warram_n archiepis_fw-la canivar_n apud_fw-la hieron_n 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